Assistant Accountant

Job Description
Role:
Assistant Accountant
Location:
Dewsbury
Role type:
Full-Time, Permanent
About Rushlift Ltd
Rushlift is a leading provider of innovative customer-focused solutions in materials handling equipment, mechanical services and fleet management. Rushlift provides impartial advice to enable customers to maximise the effectiveness of their industrial equipment fleets, through either long-term hire contracts or servicing and repair arrangements.
In addition to providing all types of forklift trucks, from powered pallet trucks to wire-guided systems, Rushlift hires and maintains a wide range of industrial equipment such as sweepers, mobile plants, and lorry loader cranes.
About the role:
Here at Rushlift, we are looking for an Assistant Accountant to be an essential part of the running of the Finance Team, by liaising with banks for asset funding and supporting the business function to meet targets.
Main Responsibilities:
Maintain Fixed Asset Register and post depreciation journal for month end
Maintain truck inventory on the balance sheet
Assist in Reconciliation of balance sheet schedules
Assist Finance Manager in preparing monthly actual results, forecast and KPI’s
Reconcile self-billing schedules and allocate cash to invoices
Compile quarterly VAT returns
Analyse contents and coding of nominals
Generate consolidated invoices for key business partners
Maintain billing contracts for customers in the KEY system
Track all fleet purchases for HP commitments
Maintain HP Schedules and submit Finance Lease proposals to banks
Settle finance agreements at the end of their term or at point of sale
Carry out annual audits of our KEY system
Assist Finance Manager with year-end audits and ad hoc requests
About You:
Graduate / Part Qualified Accountant
Attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent time management skills
Able to multitask
Confident telephone manner
Experience preferred in Navision & Key
Strong Excel Skills
Must have experience in working in a busy office environment & able to work under pressure
What we offer:
• Competitive Salary Package
• Annual Bonus
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Parental Policies
• 23 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising by one day with each third completed year
• Life Assurance of 2x salary
• On-site parking
• Employee Welfare Scheme – Vouchers for
birthdays/weddings/children/studies/long
service etc
• Employee Assistance Programme giving you access to Retail/Health/Gym discounts, confidential counselling and advice, Cycle2Work Scheme, and much more…
What Happens Next?
Once you have completed your application, our People Team will initially consider your skills and experience based on your CV and application. If suitable, our team will then contact you to advise you of the next stage.
We will ensure that all our resourcing processes are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.
Rushlift is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore, we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our Organisation.
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